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Monthly Meeting – October 22

Posted on By Michael M
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Our monthly meeting, held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, is Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

We will be kicking off this season’s Saturday in the Park series on Saturday, October 25th. As we always do, we kick it off with the picnic. Look for a post in the next day or so for the details.

To prepare for this, at the meeting we’re doing a go-box show and tell. This is where folks have the opportunity to share their ideas with others, and for others to get ideas of how they might want to build their own go box and/or put together a portable gear kit. The ideas and designs are as varied as the people creating them. During the demonstration of your setup, if you have some related gear you’d like to sell, you are free to offer that and make the sales afterward. It’s always exciting to see all the different ways people put together their gear, and many times the simplest solutions are the best!

Note: We are also going to do something that we haven’t done before, but it is especially important when we’re engaged in outdoor activities, and that’s a first aid kit. So we’re going to have a short presentation on that, and if I can rustle up an expert or two, they will assist. In the future, if people are interested, we can do a more detailed presentation on this.

As always, we welcome everyone to our meetings and activities, members and non-members, whether licensed or not! If you’re a new ham or thinking about getting your license, come on out and meet us! We can help you in all aspects of getting your license and getting started in amateur radio.

Location:
STEM Center
Cox Science Center and Aquarium
4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
https://www.coxsciencecenter.org

For the remainder of the year we will be holding our meetings at the STEM Center. That building is on the North East corner of the general parking area. If you’re standing at the Cox Science Center looking out into the parking lot, it is straight ahead to your right. The stem center now has its own parking right in front of the building. 

Stay up to date with what we’re doing, local community events, and amateur radio related news and events in our Forums here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/

We Will Be Testing Saturday, October 4

Posted on By Michael M
Testing

Now is the opportunity to sit for your technician or upgrade your current license. We are excited to announce there is no longer a cost to to sit for the exam. We will be absorbing all costs incurred in administering the FCC Radio Exams.

We are accredited to administer all elements of the FCC Amateur Radio exams, and we do so every OTHER month, on the first Saturday of the month, at the Cox Science Center in West Palm Beach.

Testing begins at 10:00 a.m. Below are links on what to bring Saturday with an FAQ.

Candidates must have an FRN number before sitting for the exam. See here – https://larc-vec.org/frn.php

More information on the exam is here – https://larc-vec.org/faq.php

Walk-ins are welcome. Any questions, register and post on our forms here – Click here

Contact us directly here – Click here

Cox Science Center
4801 Dreher Trail N, West Palm Beach, FL 33405

We will be testing at the STEM Center, which is across from the Science Center’s main entrance. The STEM Center now has its own parking lot right in front of the building.

Note: Due to the government shutdown, the FCC has stopped processing  license applications. Our testing will continue, and we encourage candidates not to wait as the FCC will be processing applications on a first come first serve. The sooner you are in the queue the sooner you will be processed. We are testing this Saturday on schedule.

We Will Be Testing Saturday, August 2

Posted on By Michael M
Testing

Now is the opportunity to sit for your technician or upgrade your current license. We are excited to announce there is no longer a cost to to sit for the exam. We will be absorbing all costs incurred in administering the FCC Radio Exams.

We are accredited to administer all elements of the FCC Amateur Radio exams, and we do so every OTHER month, on the first Saturday of the month, at the Cox Science Center in West Palm Beach.

Testing begins at 10:00 a.m. Below are links on what to bring Saturday with an FAQ.

Candidates must have an FRN number before sitting for the exam. See here – https://larc-vec.org/frn.php

More information on the exam is here – https://larc-vec.org/faq.php

Walk-ins are welcome. Any questions, register and post on our forms here – Click here

Contact us directly here – Click here

Cox Science Center
4801 Dreher Trail N, West Palm Beach, FL 33405

We will be testing at the STEM Center, which is across from the Science Center’s main entrance. For more information on the location, please click here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=771

Monthly Meeting – July 23

Posted on By Michael M
Meetings

Our monthly meeting, held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, is Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

This is going to be another exciting meeting! We will have a recap of Field Day from last month, with an awards ceremony, and then we are in for a treat as Ed and Bruce, our satellite subject matter experts, will be doing a presentation of a software application called ISS Detector, which is also available now for Windows. I have used it on my phone when working the birds, and it is an invaluable piece of software. Despite being familiar with it, I am looking forward to learning new things from these two pros. And of course, expect the usual fare of fun, friendship, and camaraderie… along with no shortage of goodies from our very own Tabletop Titan, the Snack Sorcerer, Jo!

As always, we welcome everyone to our meetings and activities, members and non-members, whether licensed or not! If you’re a new ham or thinking about getting your license, come on out and meet us! We can help you in all aspects of getting your license and getting started in amateur radio.

Location:
STEM Center
Cox Science Center and Aquarium
4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
https://www.coxsciencecenter.org

For the remainder of the year we will be holding our meetings at the STEM Center. That building is on the North East corner of the general parking area. If you’re standing at the Cox Science Center looking out into the parking lot, it is straight ahead to your right. There are privacy walls and the construction is dynamic, so instructions cannot be specific, but the Cox Science Center has always made it easy.

Stay up to date with what we’re doing, local community events, and amateur radio related news and events in our Forums here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/

Saturday in The Park – March 29

Posted on By Michael M
Activities

It’s that fun time again! It doesn’t happen often, but once in awhile we will have two Saturday in The Park events in the same month. They’re still separated by the same time, but it’s like a BOGO!

This is where we get together for laughs and fun, while we play radio. Come join us!

Set-up starts at 10:00 a.m. Some folks like to get there a little earlier. I know a couple of folks who will be getting there a few hours early to do some fishing.

Directions can be found here – Saturday in The Park & Directions – WPBARG Forums

If you’re thinking about getting involved in amateur, radio this is a great opportunity to meet us and get some info. If you’re just curious on what this is all about, come on out!

As always, everyone is invited… members, non-members, participants and observers, come one, come all!

Note: For those who attended last night’s meeting… Wow! For those who missed it… Wow! More info is here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=752

Join us in our Forums here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/

Saturday in The Park – March 1

Posted on By Michael M
Activities

Last month our Saturday in The Park was Winter Field Day. What an incredible event that was! We will be doing WFD Awards at our next meeting, so stay tuned here for more information on that.

This weekend we return to our monthly social event of friendship and radio. Without getting into the technicalities of the Gregorian calendar, this month we will be having two Saturday in the Park events. It’s a WPBARG BOGO! But you will still have to wait 4 weeks for the second one.

This is where we get together for laughs and fun, while we play radio. Come join us!

Set-up starts at 10:00 a.m. Some folks like to get there a little earlier. I know a couple of folks who will be getting there a few hours early to do some fishing.

Directions can be found here – Saturday in The Park & Directions – WPBARG Forums

If you’re thinking about getting involved in amateur radio, this is a great opportunity to meet us and get some info. If you’re just curious on what this is all about, come on out!

As always, everyone is invited… members, non-members, participants and observers, come one, come all!

Note: For those who attended last night’s meeting… Wow! For those who missed it… Wow! More info is here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=752

Join us in our Forums here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/

Monthly Meeting – August 25

Posted on By Michael M
Meetings

Our monthly meeting, held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, is this coming Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.

These last few months may be good for the Boys of Summer, but not so much for amateur radio, and this summer has been a hot one. Fall officially starts tomorrow, and at the meeting we will be discussing upcoming events for what kicks off our new season in the fourth quarter of the year.

Like last year, we’ll kick off the new season with a picnic and our Saturday in the Park that starts up again next month. Let the fun begin!

The board has advanced some great ideas of different projects and activities, and we’ll talk more about that for the coming season. We always welcome other ideas and suggestions. Our guiding principles in these activities are SFL, Safety, Fun, and Learning.

As always, we welcome everyone to our meetings and activities, members and non-members, whether licensed or not!

Location:
Cox Science Center and Aquarium
4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
https://www.coxsciencecenter.org

Join us in our Forums here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/

Monthly Meeting – June 26

Posted on By Michael M
Announcements, Meetings

Our monthly meeting, held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, is Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.

We will be discussing our past Field Day event which was a huge success! Because our meeting this month is so close to Field Day and there is a lot of Post-Field Day ground to cover, we will be doing the remainder of that at a future meeting.

We welcome everyone to our meetings and activities, members and non-members, whether licensed or not!

Location:
Cox Science Center and Aquarium
4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
https://www.coxsciencecenter.org